ULTRASONIC TESTING OF STRUCTURAL WELDS

DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION HAS DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TECHNIQUES FOR THE ULTRASONIC TESTING OF BUTT WELDS WHICH PROVIDES AN ASSURANCE OF WELD QUALITY SIMILAR TO THAT ACHIEVED WITH RADIOGRAPHY. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO REVOLUTIONARY BREAKTHROUGHS INVOLVED, A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT INNOVATIONS PERMIT A MORE REPEATABLE WELD TEST THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ACHIEVED WITH ULTRASONICS. THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS HAS COOPERATED WITH BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN THESE DEVELOPMENTS. THEY HAVE RECENTLY PUBLISHED A TRAINING TEXT AND HAVE PERMITTED THE USE OF THE METHOD IN A RECENT CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1969/287/287-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Metals in Highway Structures and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Olsson, Dexter A
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 46-52
• Monograph Title: Cylinder piles; bridge construction; polyester concrete; unpainted steel corrosion; weld inspecting; joints and sealants
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 287
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Butt welds; Quality control; Testing; Ultrasonic tests; Weldments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216897
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 22 1994 12:00AM